BROOME COUNTY, NY – (WIVT/WBGH) The Broome County Health Department is warning of a latest spike in deadly overdoses over the previous few days.
The division experiences 7 deadly overdoses and 47 non-fatal overdoses up to now in August.
Broome County can also be reporting that xylazine is current in the road drug provide.
Xylazine, also referred to as tranq or tranq dope, is a non-opioid sedative that isn’t accredited to be used in individuals and is usually blended, unbeknownst to the consumer, with different medication equivalent to cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.
The Broome Overdose Action Collaborative (BOAC) needs to encourage anybody utilizing medication recreationally or these with a substance use dysfunction to observe hurt discount methods and to not use alone, have a Narcan equipment obtainable, use fentanyl and xylazine take a look at strips, and in case you are on the location of an overdose name 911.
Both in particular person and digital Narcan trainings are provided all through the county. Having Narcan on website can save lives throughout an overdose. Community sources of free Narcan trainings are:
- The Addiction Center of Broome County: 30 State Street, Binghamton, NY, 13901. (607) 723- 7308.
- Helio Health: 249 Glenwood Road, Binghamton, NY, 13905. (607) 296-3072.
- Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP): 277 Main Street, Johnson City, NY, 13790. (607) 237-0497
- Truth Pharm: 49 Pine Street, Suite 6, Binghamton, NY, 13901. (607) 296-3016.
- United Health Services (UHS): (607) 762-2200. For UHS Addiction Medicine, name (607) 762-2901.
You can merely name, textual content, attain out on Facebook, or ship an electronic mail and you’ll be linked with a employees member who will ask you just a few questions and arrange a coaching or prepare you on the spot. The Broome County Health Department would additionally prefer to remind these of the “Good Samaritan Law” which protects all concerned when looking for help relating to a doable overdose.
If you encounter somebody who’s experiencing an opioid overdose or an overdose involving opioids and xylazine, name 911, administer naloxone, and supply rescue respiration. Rescue respiration is crucial, as a result of xylazine may cause respiration to decelerate.
BOAC wish to remind those that use substances in regards to the Never Use Alone hotline- merely name 1-800-997-2280 and communicate to somebody judgement free. Fentanyl and xylazine take a look at strips are additionally obtainable in Broome County. Community members can attain out to 2-1-1 for extra info on learn how to get the fentanyl and xylazine take a look at strips. Additionally, the Southern Tier AIDS Program can now present actual time drug checking at their syringe trade program website on 275-277 Main St. Johnson City.
For extra info and the place to search out cellphone numbers go to: http://www.gobroomecounty.com/boac.
